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Roy Brown Camel
ThomasB
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Skåne, Sweden
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Posted: Friday, November 26, 2004 - 10:30 PM UTC
I have bought Eduards Sopwith Camel F1 (profipack) and I have thought about making it as Roy Brown's aircraft (mostly because he is the only Camel pilot I know of...)

So, I wonder if there is some aftermarket sheet available with the markings that I'm looking for? And is the kit of the right version?

Thankful for enlightenment on the subject.
JackFlash
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Colorado, United States
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Posted: Sunday, November 28, 2004 - 05:06 PM UTC
Here's a bit of fun.
http://theaerodrome.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3545&highlight=Camel

The first Eduard Camel issue was the Roy Brown markings and is still available. These markings are better than most aftermarket decals. (Aeromaster had a 1/48 Camel sheet several years ago that had Brown's markings.) The only problem is that Eduard represents the Clerget rotary and for many RNAS units including Brown's Camel you need the Bentley.

For anyone interested in converting a Clerget to a Bentley here's one done in 1/28 scale. Click here. If it won't load click on the lower right word "impatient?"

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